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180: Michael E. Anderson - Passport Fraud, Investment Fraud, Murder for Hire Aug 22, 2019

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Retired agent Michael E. Anderson reviews his investigation of German national Georg Dudov, for a money-laundering scheme that netted $2.3 million from people who thought they were investing in oil wells. In furtherance of the scam, Dudov participated in passport fraud when he attempted to bribe an immigration official to issue him a fraudulent American passport and tried to hire a hitman to have an associate killed.

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179: Scott Duffey – Thomas Gibison, Skinhead Racially Motivated Murder Aug 14, 2019

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Retired agent Scott Duffey reviews his years-long investigation of what started out as a rumor that Thomas Gibison had whispered to high school classmates while attending his senior prom. He and a friend claimed that their new spider web tattoos were symbols of their allegiance to white-supremacist Skinhead dogma and were "earned" by them shooting a black man. This nearly 2-decade-old racially motivated homicide was tenaciously pursued by Scott Duffey and his partner ATF special agent Terrance Mortimer, and, with the assistance of the Philadelphia Police Department. Thomas Gibison was successfully convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, ethnic intimidation, and firearms violations.

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178: Russell Atkinson - Trade Secret Theft, Silicon Valley Aug 08, 2019

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Retired agent Russell Atkinson reviews the first trade secret theft investigation and prosecution in California under the federal Economic Espionage Act of 1996. The case centered on the theft of radiological device technology and encrypted materials by David Kern, the former employee of a Silicon Valley tech firm. David Kern pleaded guilty to one count of trade secret theft. He was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison.

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177: Michael Harrigan – ViCAP, Serial Killer Samuel Little, Listener Q & A (Part 2) Aug 01, 2019

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Retired agent Michael Harrigan reviews the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP), the largest repository of serial violent crime cases in the country, and the Highway Serial Killings Initiative. He was the unit's chief and oversaw the development of the web database, which allows client law enforcement agencies direct access to conduct independent analysis. He also provides case studies of several serial killers, including Samuel Little, who may be the most prolific in U.S. History.

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176: Michael Harrigan – ViCAP, Highway Serial Killings Initiative (Part 1) Jul 25, 2019

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175: Norman Wight – Stanley Mark Rifkin Bank Theft, Arrest Warrants Jul 18, 2019

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Retired agent Norman Wight reviews the Stanley Mark Rifkin bank theft case. Rifkin embezzled $10 million from a bank in LA, via a wire transfer to Switzerland, where he converted the money to diamonds before smuggling them into the United States. Based on a tip, Wight and Los Angeles Division agent Robin Brown arrested Rifkin and recovered the diamonds. The case, followed closely by the media, tested case law regarding the validity of exigent circumstance when executing arrest warrants.

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174: Jane Mason – Environmental Crime, Evidence Collection Jul 11, 2019

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Retired agent Jane Mason reviews a case she worked with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where the subject was hired for asbestos abatement at 26 Federal Plaza in New York. Workers used illegal removal methods and then dumped grates and bags of asbestos at scattered locations throughout New York City, exposing anyone who unknowingly came in contact with the hazardous materials.

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173: Greg Shaffer – DC Snipers, HRT, Stay Safe Tips Jul 04, 2019

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Retired Agent Greg Shaffer served in the FBI for twenty years. During his career, he spent six years on the FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team (HRT). In this episode, he reviews the multi-agency response to apprehend the D.C. Snipers, later identified as John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, the men responsible for the random shootings of ten people in the Washington D.C. area during 23 days in October 2002. He also discusses the origin and role of the HRT, and provides safety tips, especially for when confronted by an active shooter.

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172: Weysan Dun – Posse Comitatus, Nebraska Cult Murders Jun 27, 2019

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Retired agent Weysan Dun reviews a case targeting an extremist group espousing Posse Comitatus rhetoric and white supremacist views. Initially, under investigation for weapons and interstate theft violations, the leader, Michael Ryan, his fifteen-year-old son Dennis, and others were charged and convicted of the violent and horrific deaths of two group members.

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171: Scott Larson – Solar Sunrise, Military Data Breach Jun 20, 2019

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Former agent Scott Larson served in the FBI for 13 years and was one of the original 13 FBI Laboratory-certified Computer Analysis and Response Team (CART) field examiners. He reviews the Solar Sunrise case where, as the lead investigator, he tracked cyber intrusions into over 200 Department of Defense (DoD) computer systems. The highly sensitive international investigation revealed the identities of the culprits responsible for the hacking and data breach of military sites initially thought to be the work of hostile foreign entities.

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